VALERII KHARLAMOV – 75KG

Date Of Birth : 26/04/1994

Coach : Mihailo Serzhaniuk

Club : Kolos

Residence : Odessa

Residing in Odessa and coached by Mihailo Serzhaniuk at the Kolos Boxing Club, Kharlamov won his first Ukrainian National Championships in 2014, and reached the quarter-finals of the EUBC European Confederation Boxing Championships. The 21-year-old is an entertaining fighter who boxes with plenty of energy.

Past Results

2015 – EUBC European Confederation Boxing Championships (Samokov, BUL) 5th place – 75KG Lost to Petr Khamukov (RUS) 3:0 in the quarter-final; Won against Vitali Bandarenka (BLR) WO in the first preliminary round

2015 – Ukrainian National Cup 2nd place – 75KG Lost to Vladyslav Voitalyuk (UKR) WO in the final; Won against Andriy Menshikh (UKR) TKO 3rd round in the semi-final; Won against Andriy Prikhodko (UKR) TKO 2nd round in the quarter-final

2015 – Strandja Memorial Tournament (Sofia, BUL) 3rd place – 75KG Lost to Bektemir Melikuziyev (UZB) 3:0 in the semi-final; Won against Arman Hovhikyan (ARM) 3:0 in the quarter-final; Won against Kristian Doychev (BUL) TKO 2nd round in the first preliminary round

2014 – Golden Belt Tournament (Chiajna, ROM) 2nd place – 75KG Lost to Anthony Fowler (ENG) 2:1 in the final; Won against Maksim Timofeyev (RUS) 3:0 in the semi-final

2014 – Ukrainian National Championships 1st place – 75KG Won against Taras Holovashchenko (UKR) 2:1 in the final; Won against Oleksiy Kazim-Zade (UKR) 2:1 in the semi-final; Won against Vladyslav Voitalyuk (UKR) 3:0 in the quarter-final; Won against Bohdan Chorniy (UKR) 2:1 in the first preliminary round

2013 – Ukrainian National Championships 17th place – 75KG Lost to Oleksandr Stretskiy (UKR) 3:0 in the first preliminary round

2012 – Ukrainian National Championships 17th place – 75KG Lost to Pavlo Demyanenko (UKR) 20:10 in the first preliminary round

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